Display receptacle



v J. KLoMARENs 1,983,176

' DISPLAY RECEPTACLE Filed May 27, 1933 F Z- 6 INVENTOR Jam /00m rem" ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 4, 1934 The main objects of this invention are: The tongue 16 facilitates the engagement of the First, to provide a display receptacle for mercard with the holder. chandise which is adjustable to the contents so The false bottom 17 is provided vertically adthat the receptacle always has the appearance justable within the receptacle and provided with 5 of being substantially full. a nut 18 coacting with the screw so that by rotat- (i Second, to provide a structure having these ading the screw the false bottom is adjusted vervan'tages which may be very easily adjusted as ticaily. The merchandise as indicated at 19 is the merchandise is sold or to adapt the receptacle Supported by the false bottom which may be to a particular quantity of merchandise. adjusted as the merchandise is sold, thereby do Objects pertaining to details and economies of ai ta n e app a ance o a ull ec p l Q my invention will definitely appear from the dethe bottom y be adjusted to the q y scription to follow. The invention is defined in f m d e to be pla d w hin e pthe claims. mele- A structure embodying the features of my in- This greatly facilitates the effective display of i5 vention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying merchandise in stores as it is recognized by merdrawing,in which: chants that merchandise does not attract the. Fig. 1 is a vertical central sectionof my 'im .purc aseror does not move well when contents proved display receptacle, the supporting post or e low in the receptacle The flare at t p upright for th adjustable ,1 bbtt being of the receptacle is of advantage in that it retains 0 shown in fu11.1ines the contents, allowing the false bottom to be 7.5 Fig 2 is an enlarged fragmentary View 133 adjusted so that the contents present a heapedtially in vertical central section. 1? completely filled pp arance and mini- Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view pa mizing the dropping of the articles from the retiauy in Section on line of Fig j ceptacle when the bottom is adjusted to get this Fig. 4 is afragmentary elevation of the upper resultj i B o end of the upright with the display card holder The 0f the P0111011 6 5 des rable in portion of the handpiece omitted. a a g dleplaye, for p ne r c ptacle Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the display card behind h h ld portion of t handpjece I have illustrated my improvements in an cm- The embodiment of my invention illustrated bodimevnt which I have found y p ee I $5. in the accompanying drawing comprises a recephave not attempted to illustrate certain embodim 1 f rmed f metal and having Cylindrical ments which might be desirable for different types Side walls with an outwardly fiared rim portion of receptacles, as it is believed that this disclosure 2 at the top there f o the bottom 3 f the wll etnable those skilled in the 351130 embody or .35 receptacle I mount a vertical bearing a for the a 1 my improvemen S as may 9 esired- 20 upright or post preferably formed of sections 5 lfi thus deiscribed i y invention at I and 6 p c aim as new an desire o secure by Le ers The section 5 is screw-threaded and has a jour- Patent is: nal portion '7 at its lower end arranged within 1. The combination with a receptacle, there beet) the bearing 4 and supported by a thrust bearing ing a central vertical bearing on the bottom of 9.? ball 8. The section 6 of the upright telescopes saig geceptae g 1 I rotatelzly l gp gin within the bore 9 in the section 5 and is secured Sai Baring e11 avi a Ver ioa 0113 a its in its adjusted positions therein by the setscrew upper disk'like false bottom Vertically This S Screw engages the longitudinal movable within said receptacle and having acen groove 11 in the section 6, thereby securing the tral nut coatltmg Yvlth Salt} screw whereby t parts together so that there is no relative rotafalse bottom 13 vertlqany adlllsted by five movement of the screw, an upright section telescopingly ad- The handpie'ce I2 is W81 de d to the upper end Justable in said bore and having a longitudinal groove therein, and a set-screw on said screw 0 9 the P and has combmed c111 and finish engaging said groove in said upright for securing 19.5

mg portion 13 firmed of Sheet metal and of Chan it in its adjusted position and preventing rotation n91 cross setftlon arranged over the same the thereof within said screw, said upright having a flange 14 being S g y p d from the cross handpiece on its upper end, there being a display piece 12 so that a display or price card as 15 may rd h ld on id handpiecg be engaged therebeneath as shown in Fig. 3. 2. The combination with a receptacle, there 1,11

being a central vertical bearing on the bottom of said receptacle, a screw rotatably supported in said bearing and having a vertical bore at its upper end, a disk-like false bottom vertically movable within said receptacle and having a central nut coacting with said screw whereby the false bottom is vertically adjusted by the rotation of the screw, an upright section telescopingly adjustable in said bore and having a handpiece on its upper end, there being a display card holder on said handpiece.

3. The combination with a receptacle having cylindrical side walls outwardly flared at the top thereof, there being a central vertical bearing on the bottom of said receptacle, a screw rotatably supported in'said bearing and having a vertical bore at its upper end, and a disk-like false bottom vertically movable within said receptacle and having a central nut coacting with said screw whereby the false bottom is vertically adjusted by the rotation of the screw and upright section disposed in said bore and terminating at its upper end in a handle and card support.

4. The combination with a receptacle, a rotatable threaded upright terminating at its upper end below the top of said receptacle, an upper section telescopically engaging the upper end of said upright and being provided with a handpiece and with a display card holder, and a false bottom having threaded engagement with said upright whereby the bottom is vertically adjusted by the rotation of the upright.

JACOB KLOMPARENS. 

